Old Beast Explained

Old Beast is a 2017 Chinese drama film written and directed by Zhou Ziyang, and produced by Wang Xiaoshuai and Liu Xuan. The story mainly takes place in the city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia.^[1]

Cast

• Tu Men as Lao Yang
• Wang Chaobei as Bing
• Su Feng as Liang
• Yi Danna as Lixia
• Wang Mingshuo as Mei
• Alatengwula as Lu
• Hao Qiaoling as Lao Yang's wife
• Wang Zizi as Lili
• Sun Jiaqin as Qin
• Yan Liyang

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
54th Golden Horse Awards	Best Leading Actor	Tu Men		[2]
	Best New Director	Zhou Ziyang
	Best Original Screenplay	Zhou Ziyang
	Best Cinematography	Matthias Delvaux
	FIPRESCI Prize	Old Beast		[3]
30th Tokyo International Film Festival	Asian Future Special Mention	Zhou Ziyang		[4]
		Old Beast		[5]
		Tu Men
	Best Writing	Zhou Ziyang
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Film	Old Beast		[6] [7]
	Best Director	Zhou Ziyang
	Best Young Director
	Best Screenwriter
	Best Actor	Tu Men

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tokyo Film Review: ‘Old Beast’. Richard. Kuipers. 3 November 2017. variety.com.
2. Web site: 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. www.goldenhorse.org.tw.
3. Web site: 惠英紅主演電影先拔頭籌奪「金馬獎」. on.cc東網. zh-hk.
4. Web site: List of Winners - 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. tiff-jp.net.
5. Web site: 2017年第九屆澳門國際電影節獎項提名名單. Macau International Movie Festival Official Website. zh.
6. Web site: 电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓 吴京入围最佳导演. February 27, 2018. ifeng. zh.
7. Web site: 导演协会年度表彰《嘉年华》《芳华》 周冬雨影后. April 22, 2018. Sina. zh.